Improvement in barrel-cars



WILLI A M 'A. PL ANTZ. Improvement in Barrel-Car's! Patented May23,1871.

dz M UNITED STATES \VILLIAM A. PLANTZ, OF IOWA FALLS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARREL-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,097, dated May23,1871.

- reference marked thereon and being a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is aperspective of one of the trucks.

Like letters refer to like parts in each fig are.

The nature of this invention relates to the construction of a device onwhich to place barrels and other like packages; and it consists of a boxor frame mounted upon proper trucks, as is more fully hereinafter setforth.

In the drawing, A represents a box or frame, the sides of which aretrapezoidal, as is shown in the drawing. In the upper edges of the endsa I form the concaves b,in which the barrel rests. B are axles, findingbearings in the sides of box or frame. Upon these axles and within thebox are rigidly secured the wheels 0.

It will be seen that by placing a barrel or a like package upon the topof this car, and putting the faucet in the lower head, a sufli. cientdeclination is given to the barrel to allow the drawing off of itsentire contents. This afiords, also, an easy method of handling packagesof liquids, and they can easily be moved from place to place without thelabor and time usually expended in such removals.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The construction of a barrel-car, as and for the purpose herein setforth.

WILLIAM A. PLANTZ.

Witnesses:

MONROE GrBBs, G. P. RANSOM.

